MANILA, Philippines — Taguig City will go on lockdown in a bid to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from spreading. ADVERTISEMENT“For the safety of our Citizens and Stakeholders and to help contain the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Mayor Lino Cayetano has ordered the lockdown of Taguig City,” the city government said in a Facebook post. The City of Taguig is committed to keeping all our citizens safe and protected,” it added. #The whole of Luzon has been placed under “enhanced community quarantine” to curb the spread of the COVID-19. READ: Mass transport suspended all over Luzon under enhanced quarantineThe enhanced community quarantine took effect midnight of March 17 and will end at midnight on April 13.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2020 07:30 UTC